Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 60k research works in it since 1950. 20.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers advances in atomic force microscopy techniques, including force spectroscopy, nanoscale friction, mechanochemistry, high-speed imaging, single-molecule studies, and their applications in biology and surface forces. The papers explore topics such as nanotribology, mechanical manipulation at the atomic scale, and the study of intermolecular forces.
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Force Spectroscopy
- Nanoscale Friction
- Mechanochemistry
- High-Speed Imaging
- Single-Molecule Studies
- Biological Applications
- Surface Forces
- Nanotribology
- Mechanical Manipulation
- Research works
- 60k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 970 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 United States 970 works
- 3 Germany 375 works
- 4 Japan 370 works
- 5 France 260 works
- 6 United Kingdom 209 works
- 7 India 172 works
- 8 Russia 165 works
- 9 Italy 142 works
- 10 South Korea 108 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tsinghua University publishes the most Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tsinghua UniversityChina 47 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 46 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 43 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 28 works
- 5 Zhejiang UniversityChina 26 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 25 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 25 works
- 8 The University of TokyoJapan 23 works
- 9 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 23 works
- 10 Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications include Zhong Lin Wang, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 3 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 4 Hua Zhang Singapore 5.9k citations
- 5 Rodney S. Ruoff United States 5.5k citations
- 6 W. C. Oliver United States 5.3k citations
- 7 George M. Pharr United States 5.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Shanghai (China).
Where is the best place to study Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tokyo Institute of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland | 64.7 | 23.9% | 10.7× | 22 | -16.7% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 56.4 | 27.9% | 6.9× | 21 | -24.4% |
| 3 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan | 55.9 | 17.3% | 13.7× | 22 | +4.8% |
| 4 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 55.3 | 23.4% | 4.8× | 47 | +8.3% |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States | 50.4 | 31.2% | 4.6× | 19 | -31.3% |
| 6 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 50.1 | 26.3% | 4.9× | 16 | -11.8% |
| 7 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 49.9 | 29.5% | 4.5× | 15 | -11.0% |
| 8 | Kanazawa UniversityJapan | 49.9 | 17.7% | 16.5× | 14 | -0.3% |
| 9 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 47.0 | 17.9% | 6.0× | 23 | +60.5% |
| 10 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 46.5 | 17.1% | 3.5× | 28 | +136.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.